One dessert / Nine interpretations

Panforte de Siena: choose your mood

Find the ingredients, the assembly and the decor specific to each version.

Recipes to discover

The panforte cooked in a low rectangle receives a thin film of dark chocolate, marked in large tiles. Almonds and citrus appear when you cut a portion of this fake tablet.

Trompe-l'oeil / 40 min of preparation

Break-Apart Panforte Slab

The panforte cooked in a low rectangle receives a thin film of dark chocolate, marked in large tiles. Almonds and citrus appear when you cut a portion of this fake tablet.

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Half a disc of panforte composes a low fan with alternating icing sugar quarters. Small lines of chocolate follow three separations, without masking almonds or citrus fruits.

Manga & Chibi / 40 min preparation

Illustrated Fan-Shaped Panforte

Half a disc of panforte composes a low fan with alternating icing sugar quarters. Small lines of chocolate follow three separations, without masking almonds or citrus fruits.

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Whole panforte low and round, discreet icing sugar. A large point removed and placed next to it reveals a thin clear strip of almond at mid-height in the dense mass of fruits and nuts; do not represent an entire star vertically in the cut.

Surprise cakes / 35 min of preparation

Panforte with a Hidden Marzipan Star

In the dense disc of fruits and almonds hides a large clear star.

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Whole panforte low and round, covered with a thin clear sheet of powdered marzipan. A quarter of the leaf is flexibly folded on top and reveals small pieces of almonds and candied orange, without part of cake removed.

Decorations to reveal / 40 min of preparation

Panforte under a Fold-Back Marzipan Sheet

A soft almond leaf masks some dried fruits reserved on the top of the cake.

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Presentation of a portion of the prepared portions. Flat triangles of dense panforte with dried fruits, arranged like small fir trees. A simple white zigzag of three lines and an almond lying near the tip, visible almond-citrus texture.

Cute & Kawaii / 40 min of preparation

Almond Panforte Christmas Trees

A square of panforte is cut into triangles and decorated with an almond at the top and a single white zigzag.

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Small low bars of amber panforte, dense cut filled with whole almonds and candied citrus, narrow band of white sugar on top; no crumb of cake.

Chic & Elegant / 30 min preparation

Panforte Bar Cut into Thin Bites

The dense mixture of fruits and almonds cooked in a narrow frame and then cut into small bars. Icing sugar covers only one longitudinal strip.

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Whole round panforte low, thin veil of icing sugar and a detached tip showing a dense interior with whole almonds and candied citrus.

Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation

Round panforte with almonds and citrus

The dense cake of Siena keeps its round shape low and is cut into fine spikes. Fruits and almonds are linked by a spicy honey syrup.

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Three small square cake squares of panforte, whole almonds and citrus candied visible, half the top and one edge covered with white chocolate diagonally, flat decor.

Snow & Ice / 25 min preparation

Panforte Squares with Slanted White Caps

The dense almond cake is cooked in a square and is cut into sixteen cake squares; an oblique white half leaves the fruit-rich cup visible.

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Three low panforte triangles with large pieces of almond and citrus, each covered on a large half by pink chocolate and left brown on the other, no small decoration.

Pop & Colored / 40 min of preparation

Panforte Triangles with Wide Pink Foldovers

The panfort is cooked in a thin rectangle and then detailed in triangles; a large half of each triangle is covered with an opaque pink chocolate, the other keeps its fruits visible.

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